11/09/2025
"Today was a Difficult Day," said Pooh.
There was a pause.
"Do you want to talk about it?" asked Piglet.
"No," said Pooh after a bit. "No, I don't think I do."
"That's okay," said Piglet, and he came and sat beside his friend.
"What are you doing?" asked Pooh.
"Nothing, really," said Piglet. "Only, I know what Difficult Days are like. I quite often don't feel like talking about it on my Difficult Days either.
"But goodness," continued Piglet, "Difficult Days are so much easier when you know you've got someone there for you. And I'll always be here for you, Pooh."
And as Pooh sat there, working through in his head his Difficult Day, while the solid, reliable Piglet sat next to him quietly, swinging his little legs...he thought that his best friend had never been more right."
A.A.Milne 🥰
Today is R U OK day, so I wanted to share this, because today, tomorrow {or any day} we might not be OK... but also we might realise that someone we love or know isn't OK and it's hard to sometimes know what the right thing to do is. Sometimes just being there is enough. Whether physically, or just regularly letting them know you're there whenever they need via text.
Not being OK can feel incredibly isolating and heavy, so texting someone to say, "Hey, I know things are hard right now, but you're not alone. I'm here. Whenever you need, day or night. Text, call or in person. I can lighten the load and carry your worries for a little while, and just listen. Or we can just not talk about it at all, and just sit together and watch a movie or talk about nonsense for a while. You're not alone. I am here,"
